Steven Rotter

Steven Rotter is an Executive Vice Chairman at Newmark’s New York headquarters and co-leads the technology/media team based in New York. In recent years, he has been involved in some of New York’s largest and most complex transactions including AXA Equitable’s 800,000 SF lease restructure at 1290 Avenue of the Americas; The Carlyle Group’s 250,000 SF relocation to One Vanderbilt; and KKR’s expansion at 30 Hudson Yards.

Additionally, Rotter is the key representative for several global accounts including KKR, Fanatics and IAC. Rotter manages a large number of the firm’s tech and creative clients such as Netflix, A16Z, Block and Verizon.

Prior to joining Newmark, Rotter spent 15 years at Jones Lang LaSalle as Vice Chairman in the Corporate Advisory Services group and co-led the technology/media team based in New York.

Rotter spent four years working on the corporate services team at Newmark from 2005 to 2009. Before joining Newmark, Rotter worked for Golden Gate Financial Group, a San Francisco hedge fund, and owned and managed Homevestors, a residential rehabilitation company in Chicago.


Technology/Media Tenant Representation Transactions:

• Fanatics 680,000 SF build-to-suit in Dallas, TX
• Match.com: 70,000 SF relocation in Dallas, TX
• Tinder: 50,000 SF relocation in Palo Alto, CA
• NBCUniversal: 180,000 SF relocation in Boston, MA
• Angie’s List: 60,000 SF HQ relocation in Indianapolis, IN
• HomeAdvisor: 60,000 SF relocation in New York, NY
• Vox Media: 100,000 SF HQ relocation in New York, NY
• Plaid: 35,000 SF relocation in New York, NY
• Square: 350,000 SF relocation to Oakland, CA
• Lyft: 100,000 SF relocation in New York, NY
• Netflix: 200,000 SF of new studio space in Brooklyn, NY
• Fiserv: 300,000 SF relocation in India
• Other notable technology/media clients include: IAC and Uber

Financial Services Tenant Representation Transactions:

• KKR: 200,000 SF expansion at 30 Hudson Yards
• The Carlyle Group: 250,000 SF relocation to One Vanderbilt
• AXA Financial: 420,000 SF lease restructure at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
• AXA Financial: 290,000 SF relocation at Newport Tower in Jersey City, NJ
• KKR: 144,000 SF expansion and renewal at 9 W. 57th Street, New York, NY
• Och Ziff Capital: 100,000 SF renewal at 9 W. 57th Street, New York, NY
• Apollo Management: 100,000 SF renewal at 9 W. 57th Street, New York, NY
• Grosvenor Capital Management: 40,000 SF relocation to 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
• PRA Health Sciences: 175,000 renewal and expansion in Raleigh, NC
• Other financial services clients include: Baron Funds, Icahn, QIA, Carlyle and Welsh Carson

Corporate Accounts

• IAC, Match.com, Verizon, KKR and Carlyle Group